Trouble playing mp4 video

[kl522]

I assume that 'I got it working' means you can now play the said video file correctly. With this addition, you should be also be able to play real video (.rmvb) and many other video formats.

[krishna.murphy]

No joy, I guess. This what I get with a boot without my p.s.:

knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ mplayer -vc help |grep 264
ffh264      ffmpeg    working   FFmpeg H.264  [h264]
ffh264vdpau ffmpeg    working   FFmpeg H.264 (VDPAU)  [h264_vdpau]
vssh264     dshow     working   VSS H.264 New  [vsshdsd.dll]
vssh264old  vfw       working   VSS H.264 Old  [vssh264.dll]

knoppix@Microknoppix:~$

[kl522]

I have different views on the output of 'mplayer -vc help' now. I think it is just tell us what is the status of the codec support from the developers point of view. It does not mean the software actually performs tests to check if it is working. In other words, the output of the command is fixed for a particular version of 'mplayer'. It is not a site specific output.

[krishna.murphy]

Here's what SMPlayer says my movie is:

Video Resolution  624 x 352
Aspect ratio         1.7727
Format                XVID
Bitrate                 997 kbps
Frames per second      23.976
Selected codec     ffodivx

I get a blank screen, but the sound's good; anybody got a clue as to what codec I need, and where to get it?

Krishna

[mecho]

I am using w32codecs package and I just did a mp4 test at http://www.yo-yo.org/mp4/ - It worked just fine using SMPlayer

[krishna.murphy]

I am using w32codecs package and I just did a mp4 test at http://www.yo-yo.org/mp4/ - It worked just fine using SMPlayer

Well, I tried the first one and it didn't work, either; the one I sent data on was an AVI file, so more questionable. I rebooted - problem gone.

Ciao!
Krishna